Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN have released today their newest, third studio album “Earthless Pagan Spirit”, via Century Media Records.

Furthermore the band has unleashed the track “Withering Nights” via a lyric video, produced by Cloud Music Typography. Watch it below.

SOULBURN vocalist and bassist Twan van Geel checked in with the following comment about the track: “‘Withering Nights’ is the fifth track of our new album ‘Earthless Pagan Spirit’ and most likely my personal favourite. Accompanied with the enchanted vocals done by Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories), this song just has this ‘hard to describe’ kind a mystic touch to it. This song alone already represents the three words used as the title for the album. For it is that moment when you embrace your death that you’ll live your life the fullest. It’s in these ‘Withering Nights’ that make the darkness come to life in its most vivid form. It’s that bite from the forbidden fruit that shares with you its boundless wisdom. It’s in the harmony of chaos and the knowledge of dying when true peace is found. It stands eternally in dialogue with the godless foreverness…It is your Earthless Pagan Spirit.”

The album’s initial CD pressing comes packaged in a slipcase and contains the bonus track “The Last Monument Of God” (04:05). Furthermore the album is also be available as Gatefold LP on 180gr. vinyl as either black or strictly limited golden (100x via CM Webshop) or clear (200x via CM Distro) colour editions and of course as Digital Download.

Originally SOULBURN emerged after a first demise of Dutch death metal legend Asphyx in the mid 90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with Bathory, Venom and Celtic Frost. After a demo and the cult “Feeding On Angels” debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN were put to rest when Asphyx returned with “On The Wings Of Inferno” (2000) with the same line-up. SOULBURN was dead, buried, but not forgotten…as they resurfaced 16 years in their new line-up featuring the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (Flesh Made Sin, Legion Of The Damned) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (Grand Supreme Blood Court, Nailgun Massacre, Xenomorph) as second guitarist for the release of “The Suffocating Darkness”. A video clip for the song “In Suffocating Darkness”, off “The Suffocating Darkness”, can be seen here: https://youtu.be/rOJwm3q5wSw

Following up 2014’s “The Suffocating Darkness” effort, the new album was recorded in The Netherlands at Harrow Studio as well as Double Noise Studio and then mixed and mastered by Magnus “Devo” Andersson at Endarker Studio in Sweden (Marduk, Ofermod, etc.).

Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN are soon to release their newest, third studio album “Earthless Pagan Spirit” on November 18th, 2016 via Century Media Records.

Therefore, the album’s opening track, “Where Splendid Corpses Are Towering Towards The Sun”, can now be checked out online here:

SOULBURN vocalist/bassist Twan van Geel checked in with the following comment about the track: “We are proud to present you the opening track from our upcoming album ‘Earthless Pagan Spirit’. This song is a classic ode to the supremacy of the blackest of Metal. ‘Where Splendid Corpses Are Towering Towards The Sun’ ravishes straight through the high hopes of a self-proclaimed righteous people and their plastic vanity. And at the triumph of their death, scorched by the sun of their own divinity, in the serene mist from their ashen skulls, we dance.”

The album’s initial CD pressing comes packaged in a slipcase and contains the bonus track “The Last Monument Of God”. Furthermore the album will also be available as Gatefold LP on 180gr. vinyl as either black or strictly limited golden (100x via CM Webshop) or clear (200x via CM Distro) colour editions and of course as Digital Download.

Originally SOULBURN emerged after a first demise of Dutch death metal legend Asphyx in the mid 90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with Bathory, Venom and Celtic Frost. After a demo and the cult “Feeding On Angels” debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN were put to rest when Asphyx returned with “On The Wings Of Inferno” (2000) with the same line-up. SOULBURN was dead, buried, but not forgotten…as they resurfaced 16 years in their new line-up featuring the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (Flesh Made Sin, Legion Of The Damned) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (Grand Supreme Blood Court, Nailgun Massacre, Xenomorph) as second guitarist for the release of “The Suffocating Darkness”. A video clip for the song “In Suffocating Darkness”, off “The Suffocating Darkness”, can be seen here:

Following up 2014’s “The Suffocating Darkness” effort, the new album was recorded in The Netherlands at Harrow Studio as well as Double Noise Studio and then mixed and mastered by Magnus “Devo” Andersson at Endarker Studio in Sweden (Marduk, Ofermod, etc.).

Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN have announced the completion of their new, third studio album release, to be entitled “Earthless Pagan Spirit”, for a release on November 18th, 2016 via Century Media Records.

Following up 2014’s “The Suffocating Darkness” effort, the new album was recorded in The Netherlands at Harrow Studio as well as Double Noise Studio and then mixed and mastered by Magnus “Devo” Andersson at Endarker Studio Sweden (Marduk, Ofermod, etc.). The album’s cover artwork can be seen above.

SOULBURN vocalist & bass-player and Twan van Geel checked in with the following comment about the upcoming release:

SOULBURN’s “Earthless Pagan Spirit” marks the band’s third full-length album since the 1996 debut album “Feeding On Angels”. As people often say about a band’s third album is that it should show the bands ‘true’ face. Well, “Earthless Pagan Spirit” melts the rough elements of the past in perfect balance with the corrosive taste of the new. Showing a band who have set out a delicate blend of old-school breathing Black Metal that strengthens its venom with a poisonous twist of Doom and Death Metal. Where its predecessor “The Suffocating Darkness” already wandered, “Earthless Pagan Spirit” sets its sails further down the blackest of seas. Lyrically “Earthless Pagan Spirit” is breathing a Nietzschean storm upon this narrow minded religious plague this world is infested by. A serpent’s tongue spreading fear to some, yet a glorified temptation to others. Those who read between the lines may illuminate in its satanic glare and find new meaning in them.

Earthless: Beyond this world
Pagan: Beyond god
Spirit: At one with the cosmic foreverness

In connection with the album’s release, SOULBURN have already announced a few selected live-shows for the coming months, commencing this weekend (Sunday, September 4th) at Turock Open Air in Essen, Germany. Here is a list of the band’s upcoming dates:

Originally SOULBURN emerged after a first demise of Dutch death metal legend Asphyx in the mid 90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with Bathory, Venom and Celtic Frost. After a demo and the cult “Feeding On Angels” debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN were put to rest when Asphyx returned with “On The Wings Of Inferno” (2000) with the same line-up. SOULBURN was dead, buried, but not forgotten…as they resurfaced 16 years in their new line-up featuring the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (Flesh Made Sin, Legion Of The Damned) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (Grand Supreme Blood Court, Nailgun Massacre, Xenomorph) as second guitarist for the release of “The Suffocating Darkness”.

SOULBURN’s “The Suffocating Darkness” album is still available as special edition CD (in O-Card packaging and with an enhancement of a full-dynamic vinyl mix in high-resolution MP3 format as bonus) or as 180gr. vinyl LP (either on unlimited black vinyl or as limited transparent red vinyl) from CM Distro Europe here: http://smarturl.it/soulburnCMDISTRO

Further news about SOULBURN and “Earthless Pagan Spirit” to follow soon…

Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN are launching a video clip for the song “In Suffocating Darkness”, off their current album “The Suffocating Darkness”, out on Century Media Records.

The atmospheric clip, which was directed by Twan van Geel and produced by Pim Voormeulen as well as Dennis Wassenburg / dwfoto.nl, can be now seen here: youtube.com

SOULBURN vocalist/bassist Twan van Geel checked in to comment about the clip as follows: “The year 2016 has just emerged from its slumbering decay as we already provide you with our official video for ”In Suffocating Darkness’. We hope you’ll enjoy our foul taste of obscured dark art as much as we do! And last but ‘satanically’ not least: The tarot cards on the table show your future, live up to it and indulge, into oblivion!”

Originally SOULBURN emerged after a first demise of Dutch death metal legend Asphyx in the mid 90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with Bathory, Venom and Celtic Frost. After a demo and the cult “Feeding On Angels” debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN were put to rest when Asphyx returned with “On The Wings Of Inferno” (2000) with the same line-up. SOULBURN was dead, buried, but not forgotten…

And 16 years after their debut album, SOULBURN resurfaced in their new line-up featuring the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (Flesh Made Sin, Legion Of The Damned) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (Grand Supreme Blood Court, Nailgun Massacre, Xenomorph) as second guitarist to create “The Suffocating Darkness”. Their sophomore album was recorded with Harry Wijering / Harrow Productions) and mix/mastering duties were taken over by Dan Swanö / Unisound Recordings. The frontcover was designed by Timo Ketola (Watain, Deathspell Omega, etc.) and additional art was provided by Roberto Toderico (Sinister, Asphyx, etc.).

SOULBURN’s “The Suffocating Darkness” album is still available as special edition CD (in O-Card packaging and with an enhancement of a full-dynamic vinyl mix in high-resolution MP3 format as bonus) or as 180gr. vinyl LP (either on unlimited black vinyl or as limited transparent red vinyl) from CM Distro Europe here: cmdistro.de

Also check out the album’s song “Under The Rise Of A Red Moon” here: youtube.com
Most recently, SOULBURN released a split 7″ EP with Desaster in 2015 featuring the new track “The Lats Monument Of God” and are currently working on new material for the follow-up album to “The Suffocating Darkness”, expected to be released later in 2016.

SOULBURN live 2016:
24.-26.06.2016 Protzen (Germany) – Protzen Open Air (Sold Out!)
More shows to be announced soon…

In regards to the impending album release, Bagchus adds: “‘The Suffocating Darkness’ is the 2nd album we do with SOULBURN and it represents the vision we have with SOULBURN for 100%. Greatly influenced by old BATHORY / CELTIC FROST / VENOM, we finally did on this very album what we already intended to do in 1996. People know us for our non-compromise attitude, and that is exactly what can be expected from ‘The Suffocating Darkness’ once again. Only this time it’s a lot darker effort and filled with morbid grimness. It all came out exactly how we wanted it to be, also due to Dan Swanö’s powerful mix”.

Previously, SOULBURN launched the track “Under The Rise Of A Red Moon”, which can be heard here:

The Suffocating Darkness was recorded with Harry Wijering (Harrow Productions) and mix/mastering duties were taken over by Dan Swanö (Unisound Recordings). The artwork was designed by Timo Ketola (WATAIN, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, etc.) and additional artwork was provided by Roberto Toderico (SINISTER, ASPHYX, etc.).

Originally, SOULBURN emerged after the demise of Dutch death metal legends ASPHYX in the mid-90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with BATHORY, VENOM, CELTIC FROST and unite it with a dark, doomy and primal death metallic twist. After a demo and the cult Feeding On Angels debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (PENTACLE) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN was put to rest and seemed to be a mere transitional act before ASPHYX achieved a short-lived return for On The Wings Of Inferno (2000) with the same line-up. And now, 16 years after their debut album, the blackened death metal merchants return to the surface with a new lineup that again features the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (FLESH MADE SIN, LEGION OF THE DAMNED) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT, NAILGUN MASSACRE, XENOMORPH) as second guitarist.

The Suffocating Darkness is available as a special edition CD (in O-Card packaging with an enhancement of a full-dynamic vinyl mix in high-resolution MP3 format as bonus), as a 180gr. vinyl LP (either on unlimited black vinyl or in the following limited coloured editions: 100 gold LPs from the CM Europe webshop, 200 transparent red LPs from CM Distro Europe, 200 silver LPs from CM Distro USA) or as a digital download with the following track-listing:

1. Apotheosis Infernali (Intro)
2. Under The Rise Of A Red Moon
3. The Mirror Void
4. In Suffocating Darkness
5. Absinthesis
6. Hymn Of The Forsaken II
7. Black Aura
8. I Do Not Bleed From Your Crown Of Thorns
9. Wielding Death
10. Claws Of Tribulation
11. Eden’s Last Sigh (Outro)

Dutch blackened death doom metallers SOULBURN are getting ready to release their much anticipated sophomore album, The Suffocating Darkness, via Century Media Records on November 17th.

Consequently, SOULBURN is now debuting the first song off their upcoming album. Check out “Under The Rise Of A Red Moon”HERE.

SOULBURN’s Bob Bagchus (drums; ex-ASPHYX) comments: “This track shows well what SOULBURN is all about: cold, dark and grim blackened doom/death metal. ‘Under the Rise of a Red Moon’ is furious and contains all the elements we love the most about metal. This song also shows that one does not need many riffs to create a grim atmosphere…this is a mid-paced assault with a pure and heavy 80’s feel, just how we wanted it!”

The Suffocating Darkness was recorded with Harry Wijering (Harrow Productions) and mix/mastering duties were taken over by Dan Swanö (Unisound Recordings). The artwork was designed by Timo Ketola (WATAIN, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, etc.) and additional artwork was provided by Roberto Toderico (SINISTER, ASPHYX, etc.).

Originally, SOULBURN emerged after the demise of Dutch death metal legends ASPHYX in the mid-90’s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a seperate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with BATHORY, VENOM, CELTIC FROST and unite it with a dark, doomy and primal death metallic twist. After a demo and the cult Feeding On Angels debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (PENTACLE) on vocals/bass, SOULBURN was put to rest and seemed to be a mere transitional act before ASPHYX achieved a short-lived return for On The Wings Of Inferno (2000) with the same line-up.

SOULBURN was dead, buried, but not forgotten…

And now, 16 years after their debut album, the blackened death metal merchants return to the surface in their new line-up shape that again features the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming up with Twan van Geel (FLESH MADE SIN, LEGION OF THE DAMNED) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT, NAILGUN MASSACRE, XENOMORPH) as second guitarist.